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force in US finance and industry. At the age of 23, he invested $3,000 to become an original shareholder in the First National Bank, where he worked as a teller. Just 14 years later, he became the bank’s president. Under his conservative... View Details

25 Jul 2023
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Why Leaders with Big Egos Worry Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott

In a recent profile in the Australian Financial Review, Rob Scott (AMP 179, 2010), CEO of Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers, discussed his career path and management philosophy. “I actually think that one of the biggest dangers in leadership is ego and hubris,” Scott,... View Details

March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
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OpenInvest

By: Boris Vallee and Caitlin Reimers Brumme

Founded by a team of hedge fund and NGO alumni, OpenInvest launched its platform in 2015 to enable retail investors to tailor their portfolio to their personal values in an automated way, for instance by screening out weapon manufacturers stocks or overweighting LGBTQ... View Details

Keywords: Socially Responsible Investing; Investing For Impact; Robo-advisors; Investment; Values and Beliefs; Customization and Personalization; Technology; Financial Services Industry

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18 Aug 2022
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Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent

the 1970s and enjoyed the roaring ‘90s, only to experience the dot.com bust, followed by the financial crisis in 2008. The need for employees to job-hop, along with the corporation’s requirement to increase value for shareholders by... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson

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Model (23) Business Offices (4) Business Plan (2) Business Processes (4) Business Startups (39) Business Strategy (31) Business Units (1) Business Ventures (153) Business and Community Relations (8) Business and Government Relations (44) Business and View Details

26 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

the face of a crippled economy. “Many Japanese companies are not that popular with Wall Street types because they are not as focused on gaining superior profitability and maximizing shareholder value,” he says. “They talk consistently... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 Jul 2019
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Walmart's Workforce of the Future

executives made it clear that Walmart was equally committed to the complex, costly effort required to train its human workers. “I want to be clear that we don’t believe technology is the answer to everything,” McMillon stated in a 2017 annual View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

24 Apr 2017
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Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders

Polman immediately wheeled into action, convincing KHC to drop its bid two days later. Then he announced seven bold moves to enhance shareholder value without compromising the company’s ambitious long-term plans. In comparison, Kraft CEO... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Auto; Food & Beverage

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Becoming a Board Member - Alumni

shareholder and stakeholder satisfaction Commitment to the mission (nonprofit board) View our Board Bio Template. Find a Career Coach Does your board bio need a refresh? HBS alumni receive six complementary career coaching sessions a... View Details

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Tread Lightly Through These Accounting Minefields

By: H. David Sherman and S. David Young

In the current economic climate, there is tremendous pressure—and personal incentive for managers—to report sales growth and meet investors' revenue expectations. As a result, more companies have been issuing misleading financial reports, according to the SEC,... View Details

Keywords: Derivatives; Benchmarking Performance; Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Assets

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04 Apr 2023
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How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?

purpose were also suggested. Shann Turnbull, for example, would look for the presence of “’polycentric governance’ (that) requires adding the voices of stakeholder boards to create a basis for negotiating win-win solutions without undermining View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

22 Nov 2023
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So You Want to Join a Startup

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels of an underground hotel... View Details

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

Acquisitions, Value Creation Under Polman's leadership, Unilever focused on long-term shareholder value accretion with a multi-stakeholder approach that emphasized global growth in revenues and earnings through deep penetration in rapidly... View Details

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The Role of Leaders - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

employees and shareholders look at the company. In many companies, leadership has degenerated into orchestrating operational improvements and making deals. But the leader’s role is broader and far more important. General management is... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

experience with restructuring, so there is no precedent to guide investors. Restructurings are often exceedingly complicated. (The shareholder prospectus that described United Air Lines' proposed employee buyout contained almost 250 pages... View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

11 Mar 2024
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A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh

active debate on whether companies have primary responsibility to their shareholders (as in the U.S.) or a multi-faceted responsibility to employees, customers, the broader community (as written into the law to varying degrees in the UK... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Organizing the Family-Run Business

Figure 1. Senior management is the organizing mechanism and voice of the employees. The family council and family assembly are the organizing mechanisms and voice of the family. The board of directors is the principal organizing mechanism and voice of the owners. The... View Details

12 Dec 2005
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Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

risk, but also enhances shareholder value. The law isn't just for lawyers, either, she says. Managers must become more astute about the legal environment around them, and be willing to challenge and work with counsel to achieve best... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services

17 Aug 2012
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Dividends as Reference Points: A Behavioral Signaling Approach

Keywords: by Malcolm Baker & Jeffrey Wurgler

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

its potential to be applied in other contexts; a surge in so-called “anti-ESG” shareholder proposals sought to compel companies to undo diversity and environmental initiatives; and other social and regulatory changes found boards and... View Details

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